CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7

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Should test carefully and properly

Most of the people who have tested Windows 7 till now are techies and geeks. Yes, it does start up faster than Vista and seems almost as slick as Ubuntu 9.04, but there are plenty of issues with legacy software and hardware. Even for the consumer market, there are many issues. For example, Logitech web cams a few years old do not work properly, a message asking you to connect your webcam pops up everytime you start up the Windows 7 computer even though it is already connected. Existing printers are another issue. Most consumers and corporates cannot throw away their peripherals or their computers so easily. Hardware upgrades are not cheap either. I know some companies that will either stick to XP till EOL (End of Life) or move to Ubuntu. Windows 7 on existing machines does not give you the slick Aero interface, it looks exactly like Ubuntu which is free.

Posted by: iRMX   Posted on: 06/10/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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